Liberaltarianism, RIP?

Ed Kilgore declares the liberal and libertarian flirtation dead. Matt Welch, who writes that he "wouldn't vote for Sarah Palin at gunpoint," sighs:

What I do care about, regardless of who's president, is human freedom and prosperity. And I strongly and consistently suspect that when the government accumulates more power, I and everyone else (except those wielding it) have less of which I seek. Republicans diss libertarians when they're in power, and Democrats diss libertarians when they're in power. Their changing attitudes toward our little (albeit growing) tribe is mildly interesting, but it's about as newsworthy (and painful) as a dog biting a chew toy.